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BUSINESSOVERVIEW
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(“Upwork”) operates an online marketplace that enables businesses
(“clients”) to find and work with highly-skilled independent professionals
(“freelancers.”) In other words, Upworkis a website that connects clients to
freelancers.
UPWORK~
Kasriel is a top tech executive at the helm of the world’s largest freelancing website, Upwork. An expert in staffing innovation and remote work, Stephane led a distributed team of engineers as Upwork's SVP of Engineering before ascending to be CEO. His book Hire Fast & Build Things details how to use freelancers to power businesses. He has an MBA from INSEAD and Master’s from Stanford in Computer Science.
MEET OUR CEOStephane Kasriel
• Elance was founded in 1999 by Beerud Sheth, Srini Anumolu and Sanjay Noronha.
• oDesk was founded in 2003 by Odysseas Tsatalos and StratisKaramanlakis.
• Upwork was formed 18 months after Elance and oDesk announced their merger on December 18, 2013 to create Elance-oDesk.
• With the launch of Upwork, the oDesk platform was upgraded and rebranded and the company announced that the Elance platform would be phased out within a couple of years, resulting in a single freelance marketplace…Upwork.
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Assessment15 Natural Language
Processing16 HubSpot Marketing17 Machine Learning18 Objective-C
Development19 Learning
Management System (LMS)
Freelancers are driven hard to succeed. Count on them to produce. Their work is a reflection of accumulated experience and knowledge.
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FREELANCERS
India 25.23%Philippines 20.87%United States 19.96%Ukraine 8.66%Russia 6.74%Pakistan 6.63%Bangladesh 4.83%Canada 2.73%United Kingdom 2.17%
No company is without competitors of some sort. For Upword, there are over 79 that contract freelancers.
Freelancer companies to become competitive need to find their niche. Advertising plays a key role. If clients don’t know about your company, you will not survive.
To enter this marketplace, read How to Develop a Freelance Marketplace like Upwork and Keep It Competitive
COMPETITORS
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FREELANCER SWOT
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YES,MORE INCOME
SOURCESARE BETTER
(Submit ProposalsTo Several Sites)
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KNOW YOUR NICHE AND FREELANCE
DEMANDS
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FIND STEADY, LONG TERM, OR
PERMANENT WORK WHEN POSSIBLE IF
NEEDED
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FREELANCERS